Global InformationLsof information
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| Original author(s) | Victor A. Abell |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1991[1] |
| Stable release | 4.99.3[2]
/ 16 December 2023 |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Solaris, NetBSD and OpenBSD |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| License | BSD license-compatible[3] |
| Website | lsof |
lsof is a command meaning "list open files", which is used in many Unix-like systems to report a list of all open files and the processes that opened them. This open source utility was developed and supported by Victor A. Abell, the retired Associate Director of the Purdue University Computing Center. It works in and supports several Unix flavors.[4]
A replacement for Linux, lsfd, is included in util-linux.[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
lsofv1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Release 4.99.3". 16 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ lsof FAQ, 1.9 Is there an lsof license?
- ^ W. Richard Stevens; Bill Fenner; Andrew M. Rudoff (2003), Unix Network Programming: the Sockets networking API, Addison-Wesley Professional, ISBN 978-0-13-141155-5
- ^ RFC: lsfd, a brand new Linux specific replacement for lsof #1418